Ben Crane’s first-round 8-under-par 62 was one stroke off the course record of 61 set by Ken Green (Round 3, 1988) and later matched by Robert Gamez (Round 1, 1991) and Steve Lowery (Round 4, 1999).
Ben Crane’s 8-under-par 62 was his career low, besting a 63 en route to victory in the final round of the 2003 BellSouth Classic. It also matched the low first round in 2005 posted by five players. Three of those five players have gone on to win — Phil Mickelson (AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am), Peter Lonard (MCI Heritage) and Justin Leonard (FedEx St. Jude Classic). The previous low start for a winner at the U.S Bank Championship is 63 by Mark Brooks in 1991.